Chapters of Ptolus: City by the Spire
Part I : Player’s Guide to Ptolus
Chapter 1: A Player’s Guide to Ptolus
Part II: Background
Chapter 4: Cosmology and Religion
Part III : City Guide
Chapter 7: The City by the Spire
Chapter 15: Rivergate District
Part IV : Below the City
Chapter 19: What’s Down There?
Chapter 23: Dwarvenhearth (In Progress)
Part V : Above the City
Chapter 25: Jabel Shammar
Part VI : Living in Ptolus
Chapter 26: On Being a Resident
Chapter 29: Technology
Chapter 30: Chaositech
Part VII : Running a Ptolus Campaign
Chapter 34: Monsters
Chapter 35: Magic
Chapter 36: Prestige Classes
Gaming News / OOC Chat
Owning Real Estate in Ptolus for a Lair/Business/Homebase
Players might want their RPG Characters to own Real Estate in your Campaign. Ptolus is especially suited for your PCs to own a Homebase or a Business to be their Lair or just a Residence.
Three Modules : Barrow of the Forgotten King / The Sinister Spire / Fortress of the Yuan-Ti
These three adventure modules flow together, taking PCs from 2nd through 8th level and will work great for a Ptolus Campaign. Explore catacombs beneath graves, an Underdark spire-city by a sunless sea, and storm a Yuan-ti castle to take the bones of a long dead king before an evil ritual is completed.
Night of Dissolution : Final Ritual Battle Recap for Ptolus
Watch through the massive combat my group faced in the Final Ritual part of the Night of Dissolution Adventure Module for Ptolus from Monte Cook Games including a custom, homebrew map for the Temple.
How to Keep Your Ptolus NPCs Alive and Avoid a Murder-Hobo Campaign
Ptolus has a TON of Non-Player-Characters (NPCs) which your Players will need to interact with. Here are some tips to help those NPCs survive contact with the Characters.
Market Square, Crowded Medieval Plaza with Fountain and Stalls
A detailed fantasy market square battlemap ideal for Ptolus campaigns. Perfect for Midtown, Oldtown, or Dockside encounters filled with trade, rumors, and sudden danger.
Ptolus Player Pitch Document
Special thanks to Ptolus Discord user Rykae855 for creating this fantastic document you can use to present or pitch Ptolus : City by the Spire to your players.
Scholar’s House with Bridge over River
Perched atop a rocky hillside and spanning a rushing river (possibly the King's River), this stone-built residence serves as a scholar’s retreat.
Session CXVII – Performance Night
And Now Back to Our Story... Second Ptolus Campaign Journal, #61 24th of Rain Although the Runewardens had been through a lot in their careers, the experiences in Jabel Shammar were among the most harrowing, [...]